star fort

noun

A fort surrounded on the exterior with projecting angles.

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trace italiennespace fortstar-shaped fortressbastion fortstar fortress
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Meanings

nounstar fort (plural star forts)

plural star forts

  1. fortificationsA fort surrounded on the exterior with projecting angles.

    Synonyms: trace italienne

  2. literatureA military starbase, space station

    Synonyms: space fort

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA fort surrounded on the exterior with projecting angles.

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trace italienne

nounA military starbase, space station

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space fort

More synonyms by meaning

nouna fortification composed of many projecting triangular bastions (usually from five to eight), specifically designed to cover each other; first seen in the mid-15th century in Italy.

Similar
trace italiennestar-shaped fortressbastion fortstar fortress
Broader
fortressfort
Also see
trace italienne

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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MLA

“star fort.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/star%20fort. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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